- Pangandaran
Pangandaran is a small town and a subdistrict in southern
Ciamis regency,West Java ,Indonesia . It is located on the southern coast of Java. Pangandaran is a popular tourist destination, having a beach which is considered to be one of the finest in Java and which offers excellent surfing.A kite-flying festival is held on the beach in July each year. Locals regularly use kites in the evenings to catch bats,which are either eaten or used in Chinese remedies. There is a local belief that wearing any green garment in this area will anger Loro Kidul, the Javanese guardian spirit or goddess of the southern sea, and will bring misfortune.
The Penanjung Pangandaran nature reserve is nearby on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. About eighty percent of the nature reserve is secondary rainforest. The flora of the nature reserve includes the
Rafflesia .A
tsunami hit the area on17 July 2006 . An undersea earthquake measured at 7.7 on the Richter scale triggered a three metre high tidal wave. Extensive damage was caused and hundreds were killed including a small number of foreign tourists.See also
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July 2006 Java earthquake
*Sacred places of Java External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5189948.stm Photographs of the effect of the tsunami of 17 July 2006 on Pangandaran]
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